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Suggest Treatment For Cold Sores And Fever In A Child

Hi Doctor, My 2 year old had a fever yesterday and I noticed cold sores around his mouth. I gave him tylenol and made sure to keep him hydrated. He was lethargic and didn t want to eat. At 4am in the morning, he wakes me up that his feet is hurting, I massage his feet until he falls asleep. By 6:30am in the morning, he has rash on his feet, his hands and face. A few hours later, he has rashes on his buttocks, his legs, waist and neck. He has two lesions or scab that look like ring worm, one on his hand and other on his leg oozing liquid (pus-like). I called his doctor s office but was told not to come him as I need to let the virus run it course. He is so uncomfortable and he is crying. Feeling helpless? Please advise
Wed, 13 Jan 2016
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Hi Dear,

Welcome to HCM.

Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of cold sores and fever which is due to viral infection mainly due to herpes and it is due to poor immunity of body. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to apply calamine lotion on these sores. You should take antiviral medication such as Acyclovir. Visit dermatologist once and get it examined and start treatment after examination. In some cases it will develop bacterial infection as well so you should apply mupirocin gel on these sores and take antibacterial medication. You can go for application of tretinoin cream over the affected area with proper medical supervision.

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.

Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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Suggest Treatment For Cold Sores And Fever In A Child

Hi Dear, Welcome to HCM. Understanding your concern. As per your query your child have symptoms of cold sores and fever which is due to viral infection mainly due to herpes and it is due to poor immunity of body. Need not to worry. I would suggest you to apply calamine lotion on these sores. You should take antiviral medication such as Acyclovir. Visit dermatologist once and get it examined and start treatment after examination. In some cases it will develop bacterial infection as well so you should apply mupirocin gel on these sores and take antibacterial medication. You can go for application of tretinoin cream over the affected area with proper medical supervision. Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari